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defyingly

UK/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ɪŋ(ɡ)li/

defyingly adverb: with defiance.

Adverb

defyingly (comparative more defyingly, superlative most defyingly)

  1. With defiance.
    • […] while in the open air of the deck some officers will, upon provocation, bear themselves boldly and defyingly enough towards their commander […]1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Forms of defyingly

comparativemore defyingly
superlativemost defyingly

Origin of defyingly

From defying + -ly.

Questions about defyingly

What does defyingly mean?
Defyingly means with defiance.
What part of speech is defyingly?
Defyingly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce defyingly?
Defyingly is pronounced /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ɪŋ(ɡ)li/ (UK).

Words near defyingly in the dictionary

  1. defy
  2. defyer
  3. defyers
  4. defying
  5. defying belief
  6. defyingly
  7. Defynnog
  8. defæcate
  9. defæcated
  10. defæcates
  11. defæcating

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